Conversation Agent - Valeria Maltoni

How to Practice a Culture of Innovation

“Creation is the most valuable part of learning,” says Dave Perell#. Getting started is key. You could remix or re-frame ideas. Remixing paves the way to learning. Re-framing ideas is a useful cultural practice to take them further. This has been a positive outcome of the web — facilitating serendipity and providing access to people (almost) anywhere in the world. A creator mindset enriches interactions. When we move with the movement of ideas, we gain momentum; when we resist it, we get stuck. Cultures embrace and resist change Our thinking is often the product of mainstream culture. Culture and cultural... Read more →

Risk and Uncertainty in a Complex World

We try to avoid risk and often miscast uncertainty for risk. While they're both a fact of life, it's valuable to understand the difference between the two. Uncertainty and risk are related concepts in economics and the stock market. The concepts are related, but not the same. You cannot avoid risk, every act of creation involves it. Even not doing anything has a risk component. But you can learn to move away from uncertainty, especially when you're called to make important decisions. Dynamic nature of risk Since risk is defined as unknowns that have measurable probabilities, we can insure against... Read more →